Gad
Meaning: "Good fortune" (or "warrior")
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Symbol: Tents, like a battlefield camp
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Stone / Color: Emerald (or diamond) / Possibly a stone with little color
Family: Seventh son of Jacob, born to Leah's handmaiden Zilpah
Size: First Census: 45,650. Second Census:40,500.
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Location: Fertile land outside the Promised Land, among the Jordan River (Num. 32).
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Jacob's Blessing: " Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels" (Gen. 49:19)
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Moses' Blessing: Gad is commended for carrying " out the Lord's righteous will, and his judgments concerning Israel" (Deaut. 33:21).
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Notable: Gadites who supported David in his conquest of Jerusalem were described as "brave warrior, ready for battle and able to handle the shield and spear" (1 Chron. 12:8).